Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 516-519 , September 2005

Sagittal Skin Contour of the Cervical Spine: Interexaminer and Intraexaminer Reliability of the Flexicurve Instrument

  • Deed E. Harrison, DC

      Affiliations

    • Vice President of CBP Nonprofit, Inc; Private Practice of Chiropractic, Elko, Nev
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Deed Harrison, DC, 123 Second Street, Elko, NV 89801.
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  • Jason W. Haas, DC

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice of Chiropractic, Windsor, Colo
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  • Donald D. Harrison, PhD, DC

      Affiliations

    • President of CBP Nonprofit, Inc; Affiliated Professor, Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Quebec at Three Rivers, Trois Riveres, Quebec, Canada
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  • Burt Holland, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Statistics, Temple University, Fox School of Business and Management, Speakman Hall (006-00), Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Tadeusz Janik, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Consultant, CompMath RC, Huntsville, Ala

Received 14 November 2003 ,Revised 8 March 2004

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 Sources of support: CBP Nonprofit, Inc.

PII: S0161-4754(05)00187-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.07.009

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 516-519 , September 2005

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